2025 Jr 3SSB West Open Tip-Off 2025 Recap

The 2025–26 adidas Jr 3SSB circuit tipped off in style at the West Tip-Off, setting the tone for a season that will culminate at Jr 3SSB Nationals in Rock Hill, South Carolina (June 26–28). Thirteen teams punched their tickets to Nationals across Gold and Silver divisions after a weekend packed with statement wins and breakout performances.

Recap & Rankings provided by SCOPE SCOUTING

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These are the first squads of the 2025-2026 season who punched their tickets into Jr. 3SSB Nationals. The top two finishers in each gold division earned their spot, while the champion of every silver division played their way into contention.

  • Gold Qualifiers
    • Creators Elect (14U)
    • Frohlich Sports Academy (13U)
    • City Stars (12U)
    • Young Dons (11U)
    • Corona Nation Jr 3SSB (14U – 2nd)
    • Corona Nation Jr 3SSB (13U – 2nd)
    • GameSpeed Academy (12U – 2nd)
    • Komplex / SoCal Buckets (11U – 2nd)
  • Silver Qualifiers
    • Stack Days 2030 Marshall (14U Silver East Champions)
    • IEA (14U Silver West Champions)
    • Saints Elite (13U Silver Champions)
    • Gamebreakers Academy (12U Silver Champions)
    • Magic Elite (11U Silver Champions)

14U Gold

Championship: West #9 Creators Elect def. West #10 Corona Nation Jr 3SSB, 64–61.

Other Ranked Teams in Field: #20 National The U, West #11 Cali Rebels, West #20 San Diego Sharks Elite.

MVP & Top Performers

  • MVP — Jaiden Giarrizzo (Creators Elect): 21.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.2 SPG
  • Jordan Smith (Corona Nation Jr 3SSB): 18.6 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 3.2 APG
  • Prince Outler (The U Prep Academy 2030): 15.8 PPG, 4.8 RPG
  • Madden Gonzalez (Cali Rebels Black Jr 3SSB): 16.3 PPG, 7 RPG, 2.5 SPG
  • Jody Woods III (Young Dons): 15.7 PPG, 5 RPG
  • Tyler Dwyer Jr (AZ Bag Team Phenoms): 22 PPG, 4.5 RPG
  • Braeden Schiller (Corona Nation Jr 3SSB): 14.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG
  • Mason Lao (Creators Elect): 19.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.6 APG
  • Myan Walker (Compton Magic 3SSB): 16 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG
  • Kyle O’Connor Jr (4S Elite): 21.3 PPG, 5 RPG, 2.7 APG

13U Gold

Championship: West #5 Frohlich Sports Academy def. West #8 Corona Nation Jr 3SSB, 55–29.

Other Ranked Teams in Field: #6 SD Sharks, #7 Anaheim Select Jr 3SSB, #15 LSBA.

MVP & Top Performers

  • MVP — Jackson Todd (Frohlich Sports Academy): 10.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3 APG
  • Ashton Willis (Corona Nation Jr 3SSB)
  • Ethan Chang (Anaheim Select adidas Jr 3SSB)
  • Jackson Burton (LSBA Elite)
  • Dylan A. Jacobs (LSBA Elite)
  • Cayden Tapley (Splash Boyz)
  • Jaydriel Ramos (SD Sharks Elite 2031)
  • Kelly Hayes (East Bay Athletics Black)
  • Jovani Villegas (Cali Rebels LB Jr 3SSB)
  • Andrew Hill (Frohlich Sports Academy)

12U Gold

Championship: National #10 City Stars def. National #19 GameSpeed Academy, 66–46.

MVP & Top Performers

  • MVP — Carter Penn (City Stars Gold): 17.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.1 SPG
  • Noah Taylor (GameSpeed Academy Gold)
  • Kinston Collison (SoCal Next Up)
  • Jordan Dinsing (Stack Days 2032 Blackwell)
  • Omer Pesli (Ladera Premier Jr 3SSB)
  • Kayden Mudie (Frohlich Sports Academy)
  • Abran Jhervis Grecia (SD Sharks Elite 2032)
  • Brendan Dalley (Garden Grove Hawk Hoops Jr 3SSB)
  • Jayden Hermosillo (All Covered Prospects)
  • D’Maurie Hamilton (Damand)

11U Gold

Championship: National #5 Young Dons def. West #11 Komplex SoCal Buckets, 48–29.

MVP & Top Performers

  • MVP — Kaijin Nelson (Young Dons): 11.1 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.1 SPG
  • Ashaad Jones (AZ Bag Team Phenoms)
  • Hieu Luu (Leverage)
  • Jalon Woods (Young Dons)
  • Kasen Jones (All Covered Prospects)
  • Kingston Wade (Cali Rebels Black Jr 3SSB)
  • Lennox Gibbs (Komplex/SoCal Buckets)
  • Mason Collazo (Corona Nation Jr 3SSB)
  • Orion Hodges (SD Sharks Elite 2033)
  • Sayed Rezwan Ghazanfar (GameSpeed Academy)

Silver Division Champions & Standouts

14U Silver East — Stack Days 2030 Marshall

  • MVP — Aiden Chuang (Stack Days 2030 Marshall)
  • Top Performers: Eduardo De Leon (Pasadena Elite), Gabriel Weeks (Metroball Team Signs — DC), Jackson Bennett (Gamepoint Inland), Joseph Bitran (Bucket Boyz) 

14U Silver West — IEA 14U

  • MVP — Armando Calderon (IEA)
  • Top Performers: Angelo Preciado (Leverage Bulldogs), Cameron Coria (Coastal Elite), Jack Wersching (JSK Blue), Kayden Jarrett (Anaheim Select Stack) 

13U Silver — Saints Elite

  • MVP — Jacob Candia (Saints Elite)
  • Top Performers: Graham Woidneck (5onFive Ballerz), Noah H. Kim (Mavericks National), Poutoa Faalogo-Silva (Utah Magic), Roman Gray Jr (Leverage Bulldogs) 

12U Silver — Gamebreakers Academy

  • MVP — Seven Adams (Gamebreakers Academy)
  • Top Performers: Alec Zabridis (Magic Elite), Avery Robinson (LSBA Select), Cam Owens (Gamebreakers Academy), Kinry Carrillo (Thunder) 

11U Silver — Magic Elite

  • MVP — Anirudd Mannoni (Magic Elite)
  • Top Performers: Aaron Lavi (JSK Blue), Baker Ward (Ladera Premier Jr 3SSB), David Pinales (Whittier Phantoms), Nico Stremick (LSBA Premier)